In February, Kim Kardashian co-hosted a concert held by big-name local musician Dare Art Alade, and she reportedly collected US $500,000 for her 45-minute stay in Lagos. I was not shocked when I heard of the visit. What bothered me was that some genius in the Lagos State Government thought she was worth that much money for that little work.

The April presidential election in Nigeria exposed the fragile union in the country and shows the efforts made over the years to make Nigeria one has not been so successful. This was evident from the voting patterns in the Northern and Southern parts of the country.

It’s another election year in the most populous black nation and as Nigerians queue up at polling stations across the country, whatever happens during this election may go a long way to affect the country’s emerging democracy.

About PNGR

Pride Nigeria (PNGR) aims to showcase the very best of a great nation; a people who, despite the 'Everest' of odds stacked against them, are doing their best. We also hope this sparks (or should I say adds to) a discuss on moving forward rather than the same old rhetoric and rehearsing of the obvious. We also plan to challenge stereotypes of Nigeria as sometimes propagated by some of the western media*. What we are not is a race magazine nor are we focused on the ills of colonialism even though it might come up from time to time; we are looking forward with eyes of hope.